Author - Nick Jeffrey

Nick Jeffrey

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Cava-lier Attitude

The first week of July was pretty damp and miserable, but when the sun finally burned off all the cloud cover, I made a beeline to the nearest patio brunch...

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In Cahoots With Cahors

I was recently browsing the aisles of my favourite booze merchant, when a bottle from Cahors caught my eye. For those readers not familiar with every unique...

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Maritime Moonshine

I was in the Maritimes on a business trip last week, and since I had the weekend free, I drove over the bridge to PEI, looking to sample the local hooch, as...

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My Throne For An Amarone

I attended one of those snooty wine tasting events recently, and had a rare opportunity to sample an Amarone. For those not in the know, Amarone is often...

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Barbera-ians At The Gate

Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating back to...

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Absinthe Minded

On a recent night out with the usual suspects, we visited one of those fancy lounges with the $17 cocktails served up by hipster bartenders wearing old-timey...

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Rhône, Rhône on the Range

The latest shipment from my wine of the month club has just arrived, and I gleefully opened a mixed case of different wines from the famed Rhône Valley of...

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Bloody Mary

The first day of January is thought to be the most hung over day of the year, so it should come as no surprise that it is also World Bloody Mary Day, known far...

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Eggnog Alternatives

Eggnog is a festive drink that reappears every December, a thick and overly sweet concoction that is enjoyed by all ages, although the grown-ups in the...

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Yuletide Cheer

It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving and Halloween holidays are long behind us, but Christmas, Hannukah, Kwaanza, and Festivus are just around the...


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